Rail-tie



C. SOMERSHOE.

RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10. 1920.

Patented Mar. 1, 1921.-

INVE'JITOR AT ORNEY- BY My.

WITNESS:

UNITED STATE-(SM ATENT. OFFICE- oimrs'rrim soivrnnsnon, or PHILADELPHIA,PnNNsYLvaNrA.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN SoMnR- sHon, acitizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Rail-Ties, of which the following is a specification. I

The invention relates to railway ties and has for an object to provide atie for the support of rails wherebythe ra ls can be readily adjusted tothe desired positions and distances and firmly secured, the entireconstruction taking up any excess vibration in the operation of therolling stock over the rails. Among other features theinventioncomprehends a rail tie embody ng a plurality of interfitting sections,suitably held together by longitudinal rods andsmtably braced at theirpoints of interlitting with suitable brace blocks, the sectlons beingbridged by the rails and embodying suitable serrated surfaces with whichfish plates or clamps are associated, and in turn arranged to abutagainst the sides of the rails, the plates when bolted to the sectionssecurely holding the rails in position.

In the further disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which,-

Figure 1- is a front elevation of the rail tie.

Fig. 2- is a plan view.

Fig. 3- is an end view, and

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken through the railtie.

Referring more particularly to the views, I provide interfittingsections 10, 11, the inner ends of the section 10 at the extremities ofupper and lower plates 10, 10, being formed with knuckles 12. to fit theinner extremities of the section 11 which includes upper and lowerplates, 11, 11", formed with recesses 13, corresponding to the knuckles12, to receive the same. A brace block 14: is disposed between the upperand lower plates, 10 11 and 10 11 at the points of interfitting of thesections and is held against longitudinal movement along the sections bydepending flanges 15, formed with the undersides of the upper plates10*, 11, and upstanding flanges 16 formed with Specification of Lettersi atent.

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the lower plates 10 11 Longitudinal binding rods 17 pass longitudinallythrough the sections 10, 1'1, and through openings 18 in the brace block14, the extremities of the rods being threaded to receive nuts 19 sothat the sections l0, 11, will be securely bound together after beinginterfitted.

Each section 10, 11, in the upper plate 10 or 11 as the case may be, isformed with a depression 20, the floor or bottom of which is formed witha series of teeth or serrations 21, and also longitudinally slotted asat 22, bolts 23 being fitted in additional longitudinal slots 24: in theunder side of the upper plate with the shanks of the bolts passingthrough the longitudinal slots 22 as shown. Each section furthermore isprovided with a series of fish plates or clamping members 25, theunder-side of each of which is formed with a series of teeth orserrations 26, to tit the teeth or serrations 21, these clamping platesbeing disposed in the mentioned depression 20 with the bolts 23 arrangedto extend through the clamping plates and at their upper ends receivesuit able nuts 26 for securely binding the clamping plates in positionon the sections. The rails are indicated by the numeral 27 and afterbeing arranged to bridge the sections, and spaced apart the desireddistance, the clamping plates 25 are arranged in position to abutagainst the sides of the rails and are securely clamped and held inplace by the teeth on the plates and the teeth on the sections and thebolts 23 arranged to readily hold the plates in position. Suitablecotter pins 28 can be provided to lock the nuts on the bolts 23 and alsoto lock the nuts 19 on the longitudinal rods 17 and it will of course beobvious that any convenient form of device can be employed for holdingthe nuts on the bolts or rods to prevent them from working loose.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that when the variousparts of the rail tie have been assembled and secured as mentioned, theentire structure will present a unitary appearance, the two or moresections being securely bound together by the knuclrle' joints andlongitudinal rods; reinforced at their points of connection by the braceblock, and the bridging rails secured in their adjusted positions by theclamping plates disposed to have their toothed pieces or under-sidesengage With the teeth or serrations on the sections, the clampingPatented Mar. 1, 1921. Application filed May 10, 1920. SerialNo.'380,370.

plates being then bolted and securely fastened to the sections. Withthis construction the bridging rails will be securely fas tened in placewith the ends of the fish or clamping platesabutting against the sidesof the rails to hold them in position, without however preventing theusual expansion or contraction which takes place in rails due to changesin climatic conditions.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. A rail tie 'com risinginterfitting sections, lugs spaced rom the adjacent ends of thesections, to provide a seat for a brace block, 'a brace block disposedbetween the V I ends of the sections and abutting the lugs andlongitudinal tie rods passing through the sections and the brace blockand securely tying them together.

2. A rail tie comprising a plurality of interfitting sections, a braceblock disposed at the points of interfitting of'the sections,

longitudinal tie rods passing through the sections and the brace blockto securely has ten them together and means for securing the rails tothe tie.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHRISTIAN SOMERSHOE. V

